vscode cheat sheet

README.md

Ivan Wang's VSCode cheat sheet

Basic

Extensions

1. Atom Keymap for typical Electron app short cuts.

Settings

1. cmd + shift + P and search for Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON).

   The essential settings almost everyone should have:

   {
       "files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
       "files.encoding": "utf8bom",
       "files.autoGuessEncoding": true,
       "files.eol": "\n",
   }
   

2. cmd + shift + P and search for Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON).

   {
     "key": "alt+cmd+f",
     "command": "-editor.action.startFindReplaceAction"
   },
   {
     "key": "cmd+r",
     "command": "editor.action.startFindReplaceAction"
   },
   {
     "key": "shift+cmd+r",
     "command": "workbench.action.replaceInFiles",
     "when": "!editorFocus"
   },
   

Shortcuts

• Search for a VS Code command cmd + shift + P
• Find file cmd + T
• Close tab cmd + W
• Reopen a closed tab cmd + shift + T
• Search in a file cmd + F
• Replace in a file cmd + R
• Global search in all files cmd + shift + F
• Global replace in all files cmd + shift + R
• Rename a thing in a smart way F2
• Trace link alt + click
• Move line cmd + ctl + UP/DOWN
• Delete line cmd + shift + K or just cut cmd + X

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Advance

Extensions

1. change-case
2. Copilot
3. GitLens
4. Turbo Console Log

Shortcuts

• Create multiple cursor cmd + click
• Find and add to selection cmd + D
• Create multi cursors at selected lines cmd + shift + L
• Search and select all in a file: cmd + F, type in search word and then alt + ENTER
• Create JS console log ctr + alt + L